Materialised Codes

This project explored procedural design as a way of generating, making, and communicating product ideas. Across three projects, I experimented with computational iteration in Blender, SLS 3D printing, material interfaces, and physically based rendering. The project progressed from generating large numbers of possible forms, to translating a selected design into a physical prototype, and finally to exploring how materiality and context could be communicated through digital visualisation.

Project 1 - 101 Iterations 

Project 2 - Material Interface

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PHOTOGRAPHS

Project 3 - Material DNA

The following renders showcase the process of creating my environment from start to finish. While the brief recommended using downloadable assets to construct the scene, I chose to build more of the environment myself, prioritising an aesthetic I found engaging while using the opportunity to expand my technical knowledge of Blender. Through this process, I explored Blender’s particle systems for grass, fine-tuned lighting and camera settings, and optimised a tree asset with its own complex settings. Although this approach moved slightly beyond the intended direction of the brief, it allowed me to develop a deeper understanding of how environments can be constructed and controlled within Blender. 

FINAL RENDERS